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Apply These Microsoft, Apple, Google and Adobe Patches Now

Big tech firms patch more than 130 vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to spy and take control of computer systems.

September 15, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft, Google, Apple and Adobe issued dozens of security patches this week, including some that fixed critical zero-day vulnerabilities. Chief among them are fixes to the Microsoft MSHTML remote code execution vulnerability that is being actively exploited, a patch that fixes an iOS bug in CoreGraphics that could allow remote code execution that is under […]

Minerva Labs Continues Expansion Into Latin America Market

September 15, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Local presence with on-prem or SaaS platform will allow South American organizations to easily stop threats, regardless of skill set or team size. PETAH TIKVA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Minerva Labs, a leading provider of pre-execution, active threat prevention platform, today announced its continued expansion into the Latin America market. An increase in local presence, combined with the […]

Which College Football Teams Show Up Most On Breached Password Lists?

College football team names and mascots appear more than 77 million times on breached password lists, according to SPECOPS.

September 14, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

College football team names and mascots appear more than 77 million times on breached password lists, according to SPECOPS.

Excella Awarded Navy SeaPort Next Generation IDIQ

September 14, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Excella to provide cybersecurity, infrastructure and application development support ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Excella, a pioneer in Agile technology solutions, was awarded a prime position on U.S. Navy’s SeaPort Next Generation (Seaport-NxG) multiple-award contract. Prior to this award, Excella was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to research the use of DevSecOps practices […]

What You Need To Know About The MSHTML Vulnerability

Microsoft warns of a new 0-day that allows attackers to perform remote code execution via a malicious ActiveX control and an Office document.

September 9, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is warning of a new zero-day vulnerability in Windows MSHTML that allows attackers to perform remote code execution via a malicious ActiveX control and a Microsoft Office document. Microsoft and CISA issued warnings about the vulnerability this week, with both saying the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild. It has been assigned to […]

Your Video Surveillance Camera Feed May be a National Security Risk

Americans may have to swap out their surveillance cameras that are NDAA-compliant pending FCC and NDAA regulation.

September 9, 2021 Scott McQuarrie Leave a Comment

Americans may have to swap out their surveillance cameras that are NDAA-compliant pending FCC and NDAA regulation.

Ransomware Attacks Increase Threefold; IT Must Adapt

According to NCC Group, ransomware attacks have increased threefold this year as bad actors become more sophisticated and organized.

September 8, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

When the U.S. government began pressuring Russia to do more to stop ransomware groups originating from that country from attacking U.S.-based organizations, IT and cybersecurity professionals were hopeful that those actions would pay off. Shortly after a meeting between the two country’s leaders, infamous ransomware group rEvil went dark, which some thought was a sign […]

System Admins Hate These Frustrating End User Habits

From using messaging apps instead of a ticketing system to using systems for personal use, these are habits end users should avoid.

September 3, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

It took me just a few months into writing about the world of IT to realize that I was the annoying end user that admins love to complain about. I looked for ways to communicate with my organization’s IT professionals outside of the preferred channels, I asked for urgency with every request, used my work […]

Semperis Extends the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Active Directory Protection to the Asia-Pacific Market

September 1, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity Leader Builds Regional APAC Team, Bringing Onboard Albert Lee HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AD—Semperis, the pioneer in identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced new investments in the Asia-Pacific region as it extends its Active Directory protection, response, and recovery solutions to businesses in APAC. To support this expansion, the company is building out its team […]

Rimini Street Extends Its Award-Winning Support, Application Management, Security and Migration Services to Leading Open Source Databases

September 1, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Company provides global, mission-critical “turnkey” enterprise-class database services from a single partner for proprietary Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and SAP Sybase/MaxDB/HANA and open source MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and MongoDB database platforms LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#RMNI—Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for […]